Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Look at those outfits and why dude got a shirt on with one breast exposed...ROFLMBO

[Edie Antoinette]

Ha ha ha ha..sho do! That looks so ultra-strange now. Teddy Bear was on it too! I notice they were called The BlueNotes...too. 2:15-2:28 What a cutie! The boy. He reminds me so much of my teen years and them cute boys back then.

[Edie Antoinette]

You know the one that says..."The SOUL Train" is Joe Cobb from WVON.

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Teddy Bear was exposing his belly....LOL. 2:15-2:28 What a cutie! The Girl dancing next to your Cutie...LOL. She reminds me of every crush i ever had as a youth....LOL

[Edie Antoinette]

Yep!!! She looks like your Roni!!!! Lawd! LOL

[KnightD12]

Teddy sho looks funny with that hairdo. I almost didn`t recognize him. Another thing, once Teddy was established as the lead singer/main man of this group, why didn`t Harold Melvin change the name to Teddy Pendergrass & The Bluenotes?
A quick check with the "Research Department" reveals..........
The group formerly known as The Charlemagnes took on the name "The Blue Notes" in 1954, with a lineup consisting of lead singer Harold Melvin (born June 25, 1939 in Philadelphia, died March 24, 1997) . The group recorded for a number labels without success from its inception into the 1960s. The 1960 single "My Hero" was a minor hit for Val-ue Records, and 1965's "Get Out (and Let Me Cry)" was an R&B hit for Landa Records. During this period, the group's lineup changed frequently, with Bernard Williams leaving the act to start a group called "The Original Blue Notes", and Harold Melvin bringing in new lead singer John Atkins.

In 1970, the group recruited Teddy Pendergrass as the drummer for their backing band. Pendergrass had been a former member of The Cadillacs, and was promoted to lead singer when John Atkins quit the group the same year.

[Edie Antoinette]

Outstanding info Gene..!! And that's a good question! I distinctly heard Don C. leave out the Harold Melvin and just introduce them as The Bluenotes. Interesting!

Thanks so much for the research info. I eat that kind of stuff UP!

[KnightD12]

I also noticed Don C only said "The Bluenotes". But I have never known them to be called that, and defiantly not around the time that song came out. I wonder what that was all about. Hmmmmm
PS: We both love this kindda stuff. :)

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Great info Brother Gene

[KnightD12]

Yeah Brotha Sole, I know I went at least a couple of years assuming the guy singing lead was Harold Melvin. Even if you do start a group, when someone else becomes known as the sound of the group, ya gotta swallow your pride and take your name off the group. Without Teddy, they were just another group.

[Edie Antoinette]

So true. Teddy did wonders for them.

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Yeah, like Kool and The Gang, i thought for years that James "JT" Taylor was Kool....LOL